public Connection saveChatMessage(Connection con, String message)
throws NoSuchConnectionException { // load connection, checking if it exists
if (con == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("connectionURI is not set");
if (message == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("message is not set");
// construct chatMessage object to store in the db
ChatMessage chatMessage = new ChatMessage();
chatMessage.setCreationDate(new Date());
chatMessage.setLocalConnectionURI(con.getConnectionURI());
chatMessage.setMessage(message);
chatMessage.setOriginatorURI(con.getNeedURI());
// save in the db
chatMessageRepository.saveAndFlush(chatMessage);
return con;
}
